Apple vs Samsung & what it means for the PB?

So the initial verdict is in and Samsung was absolutely thrashed in the courts. It got me thinking though. Unless I'm mistaken, the PlayBook utilizes what I guess could be described as a "rubber banding" scrolling feature that was presented in Apple's case. Could this spell further trouble for the PlayBook or is it likely that RIM would either omit the feature in future updates, or enter into a licensing agreement with Apple?

Maybe RIM should try to get a billion out of Samsung as well. We could have the court proceedings in Waterloo, Ontario.

I'm sure that kind of money would help in the release of BB10.

Okay, not funny.. Because I wasn't to happy with the ruling and what it means for a competitive market

I think Apple sued Samsung because they were the low hanging fruit. They really copied the iPhone. You would never mistake a PlayBook for an iPad, by the way it looks or their UI. That is what makes for a competitive market.

I'm not sure, but the native PlayBook browser shows as being Safari. If it is, would not Rubber Band be licensed for the PlayBook?

I think Apple sued Samsung because they were the low hanging fruit. They really copied the iPhone. You would never mistake a PlayBook for an iPad, by the way it looks or their UI. That is what makes for a competitive market.

I'm not sure, but the native PlayBook browser shows as being Safari. If it is, would not Rubber Band be licensed for the PlayBook?

Yes, Samsung was a very easy target. There were internal memos where they said that they have to change everything to be more like the iPhone, and a Samsung employee couldn't tell the difference between their product and Apple's from a relatively short distance. Neither of those would be the case with the PlayBook.

Easy target? True enough. You haven't seen them try to take on the real culprit Google yet. Perhaps they'll bankrupt each other. They should all learn a lesson from this, because something sells well does not mean everyone needs to go out and make their own copy. The one thing RIM can claim is they have gone their own way.

I was reading about the verdict on money.com and came across a related article called 19 Apple secrets revealed during trial. VERY lame story, but I came across a statement from Phil Schiller, Apple's head of marketing,and just had to share

While many companies survey customers for feedback on products, Apple continues to do the opposite. "We never go and ask the customer 'what features do you want in the next product?'" Schiller said on the stand. "It's not the customer's job to know. We accumulate that information ourselves."